Burglarproof fastening for DVD container

ABSTRACT

The present invention relates to a burglarproof fastening for DVD container, in which a burglarproof fastening is installed inside the DVD container, and such burglarproof fastening has a blocking element, and the blocking section is formed on the blocking element. By means of the insertion of the blocking section into the DVD container to latch the positioning structure at the position of the central hole of the compact disk such that the positioning structure is unable to be separated from the compact disk by pressing and deforming the structure. Therefore, an unauthorized user or thief is unable to open the DVD container or take away the compact disk that is latched to the DVD container, and prevent the compact disk from being stolen by the thief by pressing the positioning structure.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0001] 1. Field of the Invention

[0002] The present invention relates to a burglarproof fastening for DVDcontainer, more particularly to a burglarproof fastening for a DVDcontainer in which a simple structure of burglarproof fastening isinstalled for preventing the compact disk from being stolen away bypressing the positioning structure of the DVD container.

[0003] 2. Description of the Prior Art

[0004] Since the application of compact disks is popular, many productsmake use of compact disks such as DVD as data storage media and theproducts are sold with the advantages of the compact disk. However,compact disk providers may have their compact disk stolen without evenknowing it and it causes a loss in their business. Although magneticsensors can be installed in the DVD container and the shopkeeper maynotice such once the sensor at the door initiates the alarm, yet thethief is only interested in the compact disk itself, and the thief maysteal the compact disk by one of the following ways:

[0005] 1. Firstly, press the positioning structure at the central holeof the compact disk to detach the compact disk from the positioningstructure.

[0006] 2. Cut a slit along the notch of the DVD container which ispackaged by a transparent plastic membrane outside the DVD container.

[0007] 3. Shake the DVD container until the compact disk inside the DVDcontainer falls out from the notch of the DVD container and the slit ofthe transparent plastic membrane.

[0008] 4. Put the DVD container back into the original position and takeaway the compact disk.

[0009] Since the compact disk has no magnetic sensing material on it,therefore the thief can successfully take away the compact disk. Theproblem at this time is more serious than the theft itself because theDVD container has no DVD disk in it, and the people of the shop does notknow about it. When a customer buys such compact disk, the customergenerally will not notice the small slit on the transparent plasticmembrane when making payment at the cashier, but as soon as the customeropens the package and discovers the compact disk is missing, thecustomer will definitely ask for compensation from the shop. It does notonly cost damages to the business itself, but also to the reputation ofthe company. Such influence is more serious than the loss of monetarydamage.

[0010] Therefore, burglarproof device or structure added to the DVDcontainer has been seen in the published R.O.C. patents with publicationnumbers 418841 and 451897. However, the disclosures of such patentscomprise a relatively complicated structure and components. The DVDcontainer manufacturer must invest tremendous amount of manufacturingcost, and the DVD seller has to sell it for a higher price since themanufacturing cost is higher, and the consumers have to pay more for thecompact disk. Under the high price, the thief may have higher motive tosteal the disk from the store, and it causes problems to the store.Furthermore, the copying gets rampant, and if the price of the originalcompact disk is increased only for burglarproof purpose, it will causemore people to buy copied compact disks. It is unfair to the consumerswho obey the laws, and therefore it is absolutely necessary to eliminatethe foregoing viscous spiral.

[0011] In summation of the above situation, since the theft is difficultto prevent, and adding a burglarproof device or structure to the currentDVD container will increase the cost due to the complicated structureand components, and will make it more difficult for the DVD manufactureto attain the automated manufacturing for the DVD container, thus mayalso affect the production.

[0012] From the above, it is known that the burglarproof device orstructure of the prior art DVD container is obviously inconvenient andhas shortcomings in its use, and it awaits improvement. The inventor ofthe present invention based on years of experience accumulated from theengagement in the related, industry conducted extensive research toresolve the foregoing shortcomings and invented the present invention.

[0013] The primary objective of the present invention is to provide aburglarproof fastening for DVD container, in which a burglarprooffastening is installed inside the DVD container, and such burglarprooffastening has a blocking element, and the blocking section is formed onthe blocking element. By means of the insertion of the blocking sectioninto the DVD container to latch the positioning structure at theposition of the central hole of the compact disk such that thepositioning structure is unable to be separated from the compact disk bypressing and deforming the structure. Therefore, an unauthorized user orthief is unable to open the DVD container or take away the compact diskthat is latched to the DVD container, and prevent the compact disk frombeing stolen by the thief by pressing the positioning structure.

[0014] The secondary objective of the present invention is to provide aburglarproof fastening for a DVD container in which a simple structureand design of a burglarproof fastening is used to solve the problem ofproduction cost and capacity during manufacturing. Since the structureof the burglarproof fastening is simple, therefore the burglarproofdevice added to the DVD container will not increase the cost too much,and will not become a burden to the consumers.

[0015] To attain the above purpose, the present invention provides aburglarproof fastening for a DVD container, and the burglarprooffastening comprises a blocking element, and the blocking section isformed on the blocking element. By means of the insertion of theblocking section into the DVD container to latch the positioningstructure at the position of the central hole of the compact disk suchthat the positioning structure is unable to be separated from thecompact disk by pressing and deforming the structure, and thus attainthe above-mentioned primary and secondary objectives.

[0016] To make it easier for our examiner to understand the objective ofthe invention, structure, innovative features, and performance, we use apreferred embodiment together with the attached drawings for thedetailed description of the invention.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0017] Other objects, features, and advantages of the invention willbecome apparent from the following detailed description of the preferredbut non-limiting embodiment. The description is made with reference tothe accompanying drawings, in which:

[0018]FIG. 1 shows a three-dimensional diagram of the present inventionwhen it is not inserted onto the positioning structure.

[0019]FIG. 1A shows an enlargement of Section A of FIG. 1.

[0020]FIG. 2 shows a three-dimension diagram of the present inventionwhen it is in use.

[0021]FIG. 3 shows the cross-sectional diagram of the present inventionwhen it is in use.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

[0022] Please refer to FIG. 1, FIG. 2, and FIG. 3 for thethree-dimensional diagram of the present invention when it is notinserted onto the positioning structure, the three-dimension diagram ofthe present invention when it is in use, and the cross-sectional diagramof the present invention when it is in use respectively. The presentinvention provides a burglarproof fastening for a DVD container, and theburglarproof fastening 1 is installed inside a DVD container 2 and issecured in position at the central hole 30 of the compact disk 3 on apositioning structure 20.

[0023] As shown in FIG. 1A, the burglarproof fastening 1 comprises ablocking element 10 substantially in the shape of a circular board; annotch 11 being depressed towards a section of the external periphery,and a blocking section 12 is disposed adjacent to the notch 11 on theblocking element 10; a guiding portion 13 being disposed on the sideproximate to the blocking section 12 and the notch 11.

[0024] The size of the notch 11 is just large enough to accommodate apressing section 21 of the positioning structure 20 to fix theburglarproof fastening 1, and the blocking section is inserted onto thepositioning structure 20 such that the pressing section 21 is unable todeform by pressing due to the insertion of the blocking section 12.Furthermore, the guiding portion 13 is for pressing the pressing section21 by means of the slope of the guiding portion 13 onto the top surfaceof the blocking section 12.

[0025] The top surface of the blocking element 10 copes together withthe shape of the notch 11 and the blocking section 12 to protrude aC-shape cincture 14, and the shape of the cincture 14 is to increase thecontact surface area between the burglarproof fastening 1 and thepressing section 21 in order to enhance the effect of inserting theburglarproof fastening 1 onto the positioning structure 20.

[0026] The burglarproof fastening for DVD containers according to thepresent invention can be accomplished by means of the foregoingstructure and assembly.

[0027] Please further refer to FIG. 3. Since when the burglarprooffastening 1 is inserted onto the positioning structure 20, the blockingelement 10 is held at the upper and the lower section by a plurality offixing member 22 along the external periphery and the pressing section21 of the positioning structure 20, and the pressing section 21 ispressed downward by external force to detach the central hole 30 of thecompact disk 3 from the positioning structure 20. However, the pressingsection 21 is restricted by the blocking section 12 and is unable topress downward, therefore the burglarproof fastening 1 has to be removedfrom the positioning structure 20 first before the compact disk 3 can betaken out. The DVD container 2 generally sold in the market is packagedby transparent plastic membrane, therefore the thief must tear thetransparent plastic membrane and open the DVD container 2 in order toremove the burglarproof fastening 1 from the positioning structure 20and take out the compact disk 3. Such movement will be easily seen bythe shopkeeper, therefore the present invention definitely can preventthe thief from pressing the positioning structure 20 of the DVDcontainer 2 to steal the compact disk 3.

[0028] Furthermore, since the structure of the present invention issimple and convenient, and is easy for the mass production by themanufacturer. It will not have the problem of increasing the cost toomuch, therefore the addition of the burglarproof fastening to the DVDcontainer 2 will not cause a burden to the consumers, but it caneffectively prevent theft, and thus is a good way to prevent theft bystores.

[0029] In summation of the above description, the present inventiondefinitely improves the prior art burglarproof device or structure forDVD container or solves the problem of complicated structure orcomponents for the assembly. It gives a good way for the burglarprooffunction on the thief's habit for prevention. The present invention is aproduct of an extraordinary innovation, and definitely can attain theexpected objectives and overcome the shortcoming of the prior art.

[0030] While the invention has been described by way of example and interms of a preferred embodiment, it is to be understood that theinvention is not limited thereto. To the contrary, it is intended tocover various modifications and similar arrangements and procedures, andthe scope of the appended claims therefore should be accorded thebroadest interpretation so as to encompass all such modifications andsimilar arrangements and procedures.

What is claimed is:
 1. A burglarproof fastening, comprising: a blockingelement, and a blocking section disposed on the blocking element,thereby an insertion of the blocking section into the DVD containerlatches a positioning structure to a central hole of a compact disk, andthe positioning structure is unable to be separated from the compactdisk by pressing and deforming the positioning structure.
 2. Theburglarproof fastening as claimed in claim 1, wherein the blockingelement assumes a circular plate shape.
 3. The burglarproof fastening asclaimed in claim 1, wherein a section of a external periphery of theblocking element has a notch adjoins the blocking section.
 4. Theburglarproof fastening as claimed in claim 3, wherein the blockingelement has a cincture at the top surface of the blocking elementcorresponsive to the shape of the notch and blocking section.
 5. Theburglarproof fastening as claimed in claim 4, wherein the cinctureassumes C shape.
 6. The burglarproof fastening as claimed in claim 3,further comprising a side of the blocking section having a guidingportion and adjacent to the notch.